Popplewell P Y, Henschke P J
Aust Health Rev. 1983 May;6(2):23-5.
This study at the Flinders Medical Centre, compared the management of 50 elderly patients, admitted acutely ill to the Geriatric Assessment Unit, with the management of 50 elderly patients admitted, under similar circumstances, to other medical units in the Centre. Patients under the care of the Geriatric Unit had a comparable mean length of stay, were on less medication at discharge, and were more likely to return home to their pre-admission accommodation, compared with patients admitted to other medical units. The multidisciplinary approach adopted in such units, coupled with increased utilization of community based services, appears to significantly limit rates of referral to institutional care.
弗林德斯医疗中心的这项研究，比较了50名急症入院至老年评估病房的老年患者的管理情况，与50名在类似情况下入院至该中心其他医疗科室的老年患者的管理情况。与入住其他医疗科室的患者相比，老年病房护理下的患者平均住院时间相当，出院时用药更少，而且更有可能回到入院前的住所。此类科室采用的多学科方法，再加上对社区服务利用率的提高，似乎能显著降低转至机构护理的比例。
